I just want to second what Stacy said about the vent. Royal pain and will
never work right.
Marc

On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:02 PM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would replace everything except the vent seal. Unless it is damaged,
> ripped burnt or turn I’d leave it alone. They quality of those vent seals
> is great. The new seals require a lot of work to replace them and are a
> bitch to get them to seal properly. Ask me how I know.
>     The other parts are a 20 minute job to replace if you stop and have an
> Iced Tea along the way.
>
>                                   Stacy
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 2, 2018, at 12:55 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > On the all or nothing question, work out the equation that involves
> condition of your seals, personal preference and money.  My bias is if one
> seal was dry enough to split, others are probably not far behind.  On the
> related question, the roll-ups can all be done without disassembly, but not
> the wing windows.  Easy project.
> > GoWesty link:
> >
> http://www.gowesty.com/product/door-window-seals/23441/seal-kit-for-front-roll-up-windows-?v=
> > Click Videos link for walk-thru of the install procedure.
> > Click Related Articles to a link Window Moldings on Vanagons for
> overview.
> >
> >
> > From: Mark Belanger
> > Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2018 10:58 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
> >
> > Greetings V'all,
> >
> > On a recent camping trip, I noticed the seal around the upper right
> > passenger window was splitting, as shown here:
> >
> > <https://postimg.cc/image/45voltqi3/>
> >
> > I know I need to replace that part, but is there any conventional wisdom
> > about the need to replace the entire seal kit or just limiting it to the
> > part in question?
> >
> > On a related question, I know the upper part can be replaced by just
> > rolling down the window, but does the full kit require more disassembly
> or
> > just rolling down the window?
> >
> >
> > Thanks much,
> > MB
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> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
>